Worship resource for Baptist World Alliance (BWA) Day 2015 in English is now available on the BWA website. This can be downloaded at www.bwanet.org. Other languages will be subsequently available for download. The observance will be on February 7 and 8, 2015,...
BWA welcomes change in US-Cuba relationship
The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) has welcomed the announced changes in the relationship between the United States (US) and Cuba. Both US President Barrack Obama and Cuban President Raúl Castro announced the easing of tensions and the establishment of diplomatic ties...
Baptists prepare Green Plan for South African congress
The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) has prepared a Green Plan to guide its environmental practices before and during the 21st Baptist World Congress to be held in Durban, South Africa, from July 22-26, 2015. In a July 2012 resolution passed by the BWA General Council in...
Baptist World Alliance honored as 2014 top-rated nonprofit
GreatNonprofits.org Award based on positive online reviews The Baptist World Alliance has been honored with a prestigious 2014 op-Rated Award by GreatNonprofits, the leading provider of user reviews about nonprofit organizations. The Top-Rated Nonprofit award was...
Early bird registration for Baptist congress ends November 30
The early bird discount for the 21st Baptist World Congress in Durban, South Africa, from July 22-26, 2015, ends on November 30. Standard registration fees will apply after that date. Registration is best done on the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) website at...
Nominations being received for 2015 international human rights award
The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) is now accepting nominations for the Congress Quinquennial Human Rights Award to be presented during the 21st Baptist World Congress in Durban, South Africa, in July 2015. This lifetime achievement award is given to an individual who...
Human Rights Day observed in December
Baptist World Alliance Human Rights Day will be observed on December 6 and 7, depending on whether Baptists worship on Saturday or Sunday. The observance coincides with the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that was adopted by the United Nations...
General Secretary’s Statement on Congress 2015
The 21st Baptist World Congress will take place in Durban, South Africa, as planned from July 22-26, 2015. The meeting will be preceded by the Baptist Women's Leadership Conference in Johannesburg, July 18-21, 2015. This decision was arrived at after the Baptist World...
Churches lead reconciliation initiatives in South Sudan
Baptists have joined other Christian groups to end fighting in South Sudan. Edward Dima, president of the Baptist Convention of South Sudan told the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) that church and community leaders met several times in October with an aim to bring...
Speakers for international Baptist congress confirmed
The keynote speakers for the 21st Baptist World Congress to be held in Durban, South Africa, from July 22-26, 2015, have been confirmed. Speakers are Peter Chin from South Korea, Donald Ndichafah from Cameroon, Dimitrina Oprenova from Bulgaria, Anthony Carroll from...